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GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« on: August 30, 2007, 10:55:23 pm »
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2007, 11:01:02 pm »
Its terrible what they are doing to this country. All the good paying jobs are disappearing it seems.
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2007, 11:07:15 pm »
This is just normal ups and downs of any commodity based on market conditions, who do you want to blame  this on? 
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2007, 11:10:08 pm »
... GM, Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC, all rely on supplying construction trade workers with vehicles as a major source of profit. ...

Bad housing market in the US, chain reaction.
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2007, 02:01:49 am »
Quote from: RunsinLight on August 30, 2007, 11:01:02 pm
Its terrible what they are doing to this country. All the good paying jobs are disappearing it seems.

Who's they?  Where are the good paying jobs going? 
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2007, 02:29:14 am »
Quote from: MD on August 31, 2007, 02:01:49 am
Quote from: RunsinLight on August 30, 2007, 11:01:02 pm
Its terrible what they are doing to this country. All the good paying jobs are disappearing it seems.

Who's they?  Where are the good paying jobs going? 

Hyundai's dancing robots, who steal jobs from living breathing GM employees.

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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2007, 04:49:33 am »
It's going to get a lot worst before it starts to get better.  GM's turnaround is far from done.  Is this a taste of things to come if the union talks go down the crapper?  :P
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2007, 06:57:29 am »
Unfortunate for the 1200 families to get hit just after Xmas especially as these layoffs are permanent.

 The sound bites I saw on the news were  of Buzz  saying that the Gov has no strategy to deal with this....  I wonder what  strategy he expects.Are we all expected to buy pickup trucks  instead of cars I wonder ?
His last rant was about Korean cars  where he might just have had a valid complaint but  this has nothing to do with that. 


Question: is a permanent layoff a layoff or just being fired ? I have always thought that layoffs were by definition temporary.
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2007, 08:04:42 am »
I think in a temporary lay-off situation the company has a reasonable expectation of when the workers might return. In a permanent situation, there is no expectation of a return to work date. I think it has some sort of legislative connotation with EI. You still get a record of employment, permantent layoff is essentially fired but for reasons of lack of work. Any HR professionals out there to clean this up?
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2007, 08:18:48 am »
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #10 on: August 31, 2007, 08:26:08 am »
Quote from: UmroAyyar on August 31, 2007, 08:18:48 am
A simplified explanation.
http://www.soscanada2000.com/hiring/legislations/empstnact/templay.html

I suppose that is at least written in English not legal jargon.    Now I get it tho'
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2007, 10:56:35 am »
Quote from: tpl on August 31, 2007, 06:57:29 am
The sound bites I saw on the news were  of Buzz  saying that the Gov has no strategy to deal with this....  I wonder what  strategy he expects.Are we all expected to buy pickup trucks  instead of cars I wonder ?
His last rant was about Korean cars  where he might just have had a valid complaint but  this has nothing to do with that. 

Yeah, it bears re-emphasizing that this was a pickup truck plant.  Even if Astras and Auras and new Malibus were flying off of dealer lots, these layoffs would probably take place.  The entire pickup truck market is shrinking due to fuel prices.
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2007, 04:46:10 pm »
One GM rep was one the news talking about how the company wishes to limit production to demand levels.

What a unique concept!  ::)

I feel terrible for the line workers but Buzz came off as an idiot. What is the federal government supposed to do that would not involve protectionist practices? Nevermind that it was stated that 85% of the trucks built in the plant were for the American market, so are our taxes supposed to be used to bolster a foreign market now? Idiot.  :P
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Re: GM Cuts 1200 Jobs in Oshawa
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2007, 06:24:42 pm »
Quote from: tpl on August 31, 2007, 08:26:08 am
Quote from: UmroAyyar on August 31, 2007, 08:18:48 am
A simplified explanation.
http://www.soscanada2000.com/hiring/legislations/empstnact/templay.html

I suppose that is at least written in English not legal jargon.    Now I get it tho'

Though you retire on your own terms.  :)
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